Clinical Team

Claudia Y Pache, LMHC, MBA, CSAT, CEDS

Clinical Director

Claudia is a licensed Mental Health Counselor who is certified as a Clinical Trauma Professional. Her specialties include sex addiction and eating disorders. She has her Certified Eating Disorder Specialist certification from the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals and her Certified Sex Addiction Therapist certification from the International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals.

She is also trained in EMDR and Accelerated Resolution therapy. Claudia is a Certified Health Coach and a Yoga instructor specializing in Trauma Sensitive Yoga (RYT 200). Claudia has been influential in creating and leading an eating disorder program while working as an Eating Disorder Therapist and Trauma Therapist. She follows the Health at Every Size approach.

Claudia employs various modalities including CBT, DBT, Experiential and Somatic Therapies. She has a passion for empowering others and guiding them on their path to recovery. She works on channeling the mind-body connection to heal from trauma and addictions. Claudia has her commercial pilots license, loves to travel, has lived overseas, and is fluent in Spanish and French.

Najia Kurdi, MA, LMHC, LMFT, CTT, C-EAGALA, CSAT

Therapist

Najia received her master’s degree in mental health and marriage and family counseling from Webster University. She went on to become a certified trauma therapist and also received certification as an equine therapist from the Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association. She recently received her Florida licensure as a mental health counselor.

Since attaining her degree, she has worked in residential settings as a trauma and addiction therapist helping clients discover their own healing powers using an eclectic and individualized approach. Najia is fluent in American Sign Language and has also worked in outpatient settings with deaf clients.

Mark Rosen, MA, Level 2 Reiki Healer

Therapist

Mark Rosen was born and raised in White Plains, New York and has been working in the field for over 12 years in residential and outpatient settings with the adult population. Before receiving his Master's Degree in Mental Health Counseling from Webster University, Mark worked in a variety of roles in the treatment setting as  Case Manager, Program Director, and Clinical Outreach Coordinator. After working through his own struggles with addiction and trauma, Mark realized that his true calling was to work with individuals with trauma and substance use issues and his heart lies in working as a Therapist.  His goal in treatment is to assist others in realizing that each person has the ability to heal from within and believes that everyone is capable of healing and living life in their true selves. He believes that each person requires an individualized approach in their process and he operates from his heart while bringing unbridled passion and dedication to each person that his struggling.

Bob Neideck, MA, CAP, CTT

Therapist

Bob grew up in Indiana and graduated from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, with his MA in Counseling Psychology.
He has been a Therapist since 1986. He has also served as Clinical Director and Program Supervisor in previous roles.

Bob has 8 years of experience in working in a community mental health program in Colorado where he was a therapist and Program supervisor for child and adolescent day treatment. He also worked for 7 years in community mental health in Michigan as a Clinical Director and Program supervisor for 2 community mental health centers.

He served for 14 years as the director of the counseling center and as an assistant professor at Taylor University in Upland, Indiana.

Bob worked for almost 5 years at a nationally recognized treatment center before coming to The Guest House to share his wisdom and expertise. He has specialized training in EMDR and ART.

Bob has two adult daughters and is a cyclist in his free time. He loves to exercise as well as read.

“I have a heart for teaching as well as for counseling and believe the two go hand in hand.”

Vanessa Hinklein, LMHC, MCAP, EMDR Trained, ART Certified

Therapist

Vanessa is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who is certified as a Masters level Certified Addictions Professional, Enhanced Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) and level two Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). She specializes in working with clients who suffer from trauma, PTSD, substance use disorders and family dysfunction.

She received her undergraduate degree from St. Leo University in St. Leo, Florida and her graduate degree from Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. She received her ART certification from Rosenzweig Center for Rapid Recovery and her EMDR training from the EMDR Institute, Inc.

Vanessa has worked with mental health, and substance use clients for over 20 years in the state of New York as a Clinical Director of an outpatient substance abuse program and in the state of Florida in many roles through the 5th Circuit, in the community, the courts and the state institutions working with both children and adults to guide them towards healing.

Vanessa enjoys the outdoors and is an avid angler. She enjoys being on the boat, traveling with her husband, and seeing new places.

Victoria Hughes, LMHC

Therapist

Victoria draws upon a lifetime of experiences, from being a creative arts director to doing volunteer work in education, mental health, wellness, and child & family services.

After several mentors urged her to utilize her innate intuition and consider becoming a therapist, she completed a master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Springfield College in Springfield, MA. She went on to obtain advanced training in Integral Breath Therapy and achieved certification in Adventure Therapy and Yoga 12 Step Recovery.

She draws upon her sensibilities as an artist to create a unique treatment experience for each person she cares for, the goal always being to shepherd them through the wounds of their trauma and addiction experiences, leaving them grounded in their true selves.

Guests that work with Victoria find her to be deeply caring, with a tremendous sense of humor and unflagging dedication to their wellbeing.

Marla Shaul, LMHC, CTT3

Therapist

Marla graduated from Georgia State University with her bachelor’s degree in psychology. As one struggling from unresolved trauma and addiction she found her passion for helping others walk through their healing journey, which she then turned into a profession by obtaining a Master of Science degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Capella University and then received her certification as a level III Trauma Therapist.

Marla is a member of the American Counseling Association, The Florida Counseling Association, and The National Society for Leadership and Success. She has worked in multiple areas of mental health, including a substance abuse program within a prison, residential, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and outpatient settings.

Marla believes in helping others explore and resolve the core of their pain to find healing. Her direct and nurturing approach invites those to be a participant in their own healing story. In her spare time Marla enjoys playing the cello, writing, and is a movie and book enthusiast. You can also find her spending time with her husband who is a professional photographer at the NASA and SpaceX Rocket launches.

Laurel Swann, CAP, CTT

Therapist

Laurel comes to the Guest House with 36 years of experience in addictions, mental health and grief. Laurel graduated from Hill College with a degree in psychology. She is a Certified Addictions Professional, one of the first certified as a Trauma Therapist CTT under Spirit 2 Spirit, and certified as a beginner in Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART).

Laurel spent her earlier years at Stewart Marchman Center where she worked for 15 years in various positions. One of the programs closest to her heart was Project WARM that she helped to develop as a program for drug addicted mothers and infants as well including an 8-bed facility in Bunnell, FL. Prior to coming to The Guest House, Laurel spent the past 19 years as a therapist at a trauma facility in Ocklawaha. FL.

For the past several years she has been facilitating grief groups with the hope of helping others find some peace and resilience around their losses.

Alicia Michelle

Yoga and Embodiment Practitioner

Alicia Michelle has an extensive background involving holistic healing modalities, modern scientific revelations, and spiritual practices. She believes that trauma resides in the body and can become patterned into the nervous system. She draws upon her experience of radical acceptance psychology, somatic processing and trauma-informed yoga to create a safe space for each individual to be fully met with customized techniques and tools for their specific needs.

In 2014, she left her executive job with The State Department and has since devoted her life to the mission of inspiring others to unearth their true potential, free from suffering. She will often leverage her years of corporate experience to empower others to carry the benefits of their embodiment and yogic inspired tools off the mat and into their daily life.

Her motto is that “addiction is pain reaching for the light in the wrong direction.”

Lisa McNutt

Breathwork Practioner

Lisa is dedicated to helping individuals heal and integrate adverse experiences, with a strong focus on trauma recovery. Over the past 17+ years, she has worked extensively with diverse groups, including incarcerated individuals and at-risk US Veterans, providing stability and healing. She firmly believes that healing trauma creates a ripple effect, resonating across generations and contributing to the collective healing of the world.

In 2021, Lisa founded One Breath Institute and began training practitioners in Introspective Breathwork® Therapy, a healing modality she co-developed that blends breathwork, somatic work, energetics, conscious connection, and coaching.

Lisa holds several relevant certifications: Breathwork Practitioner, Licensed Massage Therapist, Craniosacral Therapy Practitioner, 500-hour Yoga Instructor, and Reiki Master. Over the years, she has immersed herself in various spiritual practices to understand their underlying teachings and has trained with experts in trauma-informed practices, including Thomas Hübl and Dr. Dan Siegel. Lisa considers herself a lifelong student, always seeking to improve herself and her work.